The Vine Trail Coalition

The Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition is led by an ever-evolving and responsive member board representing a broad spectrum of community and civic organizations including:

• Land & Agricultural Interest Groups
• Public Agencies
• Economic Interest Groups
• Environmental Interest Groups
• Health and Wellness concerns
• Youth Development Groups
• Educational, Cultural and Arts Development representatives

The Coalition holds monthly board meetings (generally the third Wednesday of each month) and much of the our work and progress is done in committee. With the exception of the governance and executive committees, all committees are open and welcoming to non-board member participation.

Executive Director, Chuck McMinn: Co-owner Vineyard 29 winery with over 30 years’ experience working in funding and starting businesses and non-profits  in Silicon Valley & Napa Valley www.vineyard29.com

 Operations Director, Shannon Kuleto

COALITION BOARD MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTATIVES & ALTERNATES

LAND & AGRICULTURAL INTEREST GROUPS

Napa Valley Vintners (co-founder) http://www.napavintners.com/
Becky Peterson - NVV Community Relations Director
Linda Reiff – NVV Executive Director

Land Trust of Napa County (co-founder)  http://napalandtrust.org/
Joseph M. Keebler – Land Trust project committee member and former board trustee
Doug Parker - CEO Land Trust of Napa County

Napa Valley Grapegrowers (co-founder)  http://www.napagrowers.org/ 
Walt Brooks – Vineyard Owner
Jennifer Kopp Putnam – NVG Executive Director

Napa County Farm Bureau http://www.napafarmbureau.org/
Peter Nissen - Grower and NCFB immediate past president
Sandy Elles  – Executive Director

Winegrowers of Napa County
Michelle Benvenuto – Executive Director, former Napa Planning Commissioner

       PUBLIC AGENCIES

Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA) http://www.nctpa.net/
Diane Dillon – District 3 County Supervisor  http://www.countyofnapa.org/BOS/
JoAnn Melgar - Staff Assistant to the Board of Supervisors

NCTPA/TAC Public Planners  http://www.nctpa.net/bod-c/adv-committees/tac.html
Rick Marshall – TAC  Chair and Napa County Public Works Director
Debra Hight – Assistant Director of Public Works, City of St. Helena

ATAC - Napa County Active Transportation Advisory Committees of Napa County
www.nctpa.net/active-transportation-advisory-committee-atac
Eliot Hurwitz – Program Manager and Chair, ATAC (formerly Bicycle Advisory Committee)
Kate Miller - Executive Director, NCTPA

Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District  http://napaoutdoors.org/
Tony Norris – Board President

California Department of Fish & Game http://www.dfg.ca.gov/delta/
(Advisory) Corinne Gray – Environmental Scientist, Bay-Delta Region

Napa County Law Enforcement
Sheriff’s Department  http://www.countyofnapa.org/Sheriff/
      John Robertson –  Sheriff, Napa County

     City of Napa Police Department
 http://www.cityofnapa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=141
      Steve Potter – Patrol Captain

     California Highway Patrol  http://www.chp.ca.gov
       Mark Rasmussen – Captain Napa Office CHP Golden Gate Division

Caltrans District 4  http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/bike/
Beth Thomas (Advisory)  - Senior Transportation Planner, Office of Transit & Community
Planning, Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordination Branch, Caltrans District 4
Sergio Ruiz (Advisory) - Associate Transportation Planner, Caltrans District 4

City of Vallejo/Solano County  http://www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/GovSite/
Erin Hannigan – Solano County Supervisor, formerly Vice-Mayor of the City of Vallejo

Napa County Planning Commission http://www.countyofnapa.org/Commission/
Matt Pope – Napa County Planning Commissioner,
District Representative- Napa & Solano State Sen. Noreen Evans Office

      ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS

Visit Napa Valley (formerly Napa Valley Destination Council)
http://www.visitnapavalley.com/
George Goeggel – Finance Chair,Visit Napa Valley; Auberge Resorts Principal, Director
Clay Gregory – President, Visit Napa Valley

Napa Valley Chambers of Commerce
Chris Canning – Calistoga Chamber of Commerce and Mayor of Calistoga
Chris Messina - CEO, Napa Chamber of Commerce
http://www.calistogachamber.com/   http://www.sthelena.com/   http://www.yountville.com/
http://www.napachamber.com/   http://www.amcanchamber.org/

Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce  http://www.napacountyhcc.com/
Ines DeLuna – NCHCC board trustee, Court Div. Supervisor, Napa County Superior Court

Calistoga Vitality Group  http://www.calistogavitalitygroup.org/
Dieter Deiss – CVG Board president and Calistoga Bicycle Advisory Committee

Cycling Businesses of Napa Valley
Jake Scheideman – Owner, St. Helena Cyclery http://sthelenacyclery.com/
http://napavalleybiketours.com/  http://www.naparivervelo.com/  http://calistogabikeshop.com/

      ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST GROUPS

Sierra Club Napa Group  http://redwood.sierraclub.org/napa/
Charles Slutzkin – NC Resource Conservation Dist. board; Developer Gateway Bus. Park
Penny Proteau – Sierra Club Outings Leader, Tracking/Compliance Miner Family Vnyds

Sustainable Napa County http://www.sustainablenapacounty.org/
 Jeri Gill – SNC Executive Director
William Bennett – Project Engineer for nonprofit SNC

Friends of the Napa River http://www.friendsofthenapariver.org/
Barry Christian – American Canyon Open Space Commission; law enforcement (retired)
Tim Yarish – FONR Board Vice-President

      CULTURAL & COMMUNITY INTEREST GROUPS

Napa County Bicycle Coalition  www.napabike.org
 Joel King – Co-founder Napa Bike, member Napa Trails Advisory Commission, ag biologist
Michael Costanzo – Executive Director Napa Bike

Health, Wellness & Medical Coalition
Elizabeth Glenn-Bottari – Vice President & COO Integrative Health,
Queen of the Valley Wellness Center http://www.thequeen.org/
Robert Diehl –  Vice President Operations, Queen of the Valley Medical Center  

Youth Development & Safety Education Coalition
Janet Todd – Executive Director, Girls On The Run  http://www.gotrnapavalley.org/
Lucas Euser – Professional cyclist, Team SpiderTech  www.lucaseuser.com
Napa County Safe Routes To School http://napasaferoutes.org/
Anne Darrow - Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Napa County Office of Education

Rotary Clubs of Napa Valley
Rob Andreae – St Helena Rotary; principal, 5T Wealth Management; board chair, Land Trust of Napa County

Arts Council Napa Valley www.artscouncilnapavalley.org
Olivia Everett – ACNV Executive Director; founder, Wandering Rose arts publication
Jim Krider - ACNV Immediate past board president

 OTHER INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS & STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Board President, Capital Campaign Committee chair
Chuck McMinn – Co-owner Vineyard 29 winery, engineer, entrepreneur,
start-up junkie www.vineyard29.com

Board Vice President
Dave Meyers –  former Managing Director of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

Board Treasurer
Mark Richmond – Principal, LPL Financial www.lpl.com

Board Secretary
Ben Layman – St Helena Hospital Client Services  http://www.sthelenahospitals.org/

Outside General Legal Counsel (Advisory)
Kevin DeBorde – Director, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty PC http://www.dpf-law.com/

Governance Committee Chair & Community Legal Consultant
Dave Meyers – former Managing Director of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

Marketing/Communications Committee Chair
Gwen McGill – Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Quintessa winery www.quintessa.com

Route/Engineering Committee Chair
Philip Sales – Trail and Greenway Planning Consultant; Park Planning Chief, Sonoma County Regional Parks Department (ret.) San Francisco Bay Trail Steering Committee

Grants Committee Chair
Herb Fredricksen – Civil Engineer, Consultant, City of Napa (ret.)

Operations Director
Shannon Kuleto –Co-founder Kuleto Estate winery; St Helena Star Editorial Board member, Historian

     COMMITTEES--The Coalition has five standing committees. Please contact the committee chair if you want to get involved!

Route/Engineering: Philip Sales, Chair. Oversees the engineering of the trail including route selection, easements, engineering and construction firm selection and design considerations. Contact PSales@vinetrail.org

Grant Solicitation: Herb Fredricksen, Past Chair. Working to identify and secure available public funding for a portion of the Trail’s cost.

Capital Campaign: Chuck McMinn, Chair. Organize and conduct fund raising of the private portion of the Trail capital. Contact chuck@vinetrail.org

Marketing Committee: Gwen McGill, Chair. Communicates the aspirations and progress of the coalition through: web site, collateral material, speaker’s bureau, media outreach, social networks, business partnerships, Hispanic outreach (CONECTAMOS) and events. Contact gwen@quintessa.com 

Governance Committee: Dave Meyers, Chair; Chuck McMinn, Kevin DeBorde, Linda Reiff, Mark Richmond, Shannon Kuleto, Jennifer Kopp Putnam

Executive Committee: Chuck McMinn, Chair; NVV/Linda Reiff, LTNC/Joe Keebler, NVG/Jennifer Kopp Putnam

And you! Please join us today…